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研究生英语口语交流课程学习材料
研究生英语口语交流课程学习材料
2014.09
Unit1Beauty
Unit2Biodiversity
Unit3Cloning
Unit4Love
Unit5MediaandCulture
Unit6Development
Schedule
Week
GroupWork
Week4
Group1;其它小组准备课后讨论话题、练习发音
Week5
Group2;其它小组准备课后讨论话题、练习发音
Week7
Group3;其它小组准备课后讨论话题、练习发音
Week8
Group4;其它小组准备课后讨论话题、练习发音
Week9
Group5;其它小组准备课后讨论话题、练习发音
Week10
Group6;其它小组准备课后讨论话题、练习发音
FinalOralTest;Group1,2,3,4,5,6上交课后录音
Unit1Beauty
I.Phonetics:
IntonationandGroupmeaning
|表意群(groupmeaning),↗表升调(risingtone),↘表降调(fallingtone),→表平调(level)
•Isee↗animals|inthe↘zoo.
•Do↗you→wantto|→havea↗look?
•Isee↗tigers|→running↘fast.
•The↗more→weget↗together,|thehappier→wewill↘be.
•Great↗changes/→havetakenplace/in↗China/→inthepast↗ten↘years.
•Theyoung→man/ismy↗brother/who↗joined→thearmy/→threeyears↘ago.
•Three↗passions,/simple→butoverwhelmingly↗strong,/→havegovernedmy→life:
/→thelongingfor↗love,/thesearchfor↗knowledge,/and→unbearablepity/forthe↗sufferingof↘mankind.
Exercise:
Readingaloud(Toberecorded)
Forexample/,wearelosingabout100speciesaday/becausetropicalrainforests/arebeingcutdown./
II.Usefulsentencesinspeaking
1.It’suptoyou.
由你决定。
2.Ienvyyou.
我羡慕你。
3.HowcanIgetintouchwithyou?
HowcanIcontact/reachyou?
我怎么和你联系?
4.WherecanIwashmyhands?
请问卫生间在哪?
5.Whereareyouheaded?
你要去哪?
6.Iwasn’tbornyesterday.
我又不是三岁小孩。
7.Whatdoyoudoforrelaxation?
你做什么消遣?
8.It’sasmallworld.
这世界真小。
9.It’smytreatthistime.
这次我请客。
10.Whenisthemostconvenienttimeforyou?
你何时最方便?
Exercise:
Makeshortconversationswiththeaboveusefulsentences.
III.Groupdiscussion
Topic1:
PhysicalAttractiveness
Ithasbecomeaself-fulfillingprophecy.ThepopulartelevisionseriesFriendsplayedonanorexicchicinanadwhichwassoonpulled.
Insomeways,weallhavedistortedviewsofwhatisbeautiful.Andtherepeatedexposuretoaparticularimageteachesyoutolikethatparticularimage.Andwehavebecomesousedtoseeingextremelythinwomenthatwehavelearnedtothinkthatthisiswhatisbeautiful.
ThemystiqueofthinbeganwiththearrivaloftheBritishmodelTwiggyinthelate1960s.Standingfivefeetsixinchestall,sheweighedonly91poundsandwasdubbedBritain’stopminimodel.Sincethen,fashionmodelshavebecomeincreasinglythinner,withbodyweightsnearly25percentlessthantheaverageAmericanwomanwhoweighs140pounds.
Ithinktherearetwoprimarythingsgoingonrightnowwiththeculturalavailabilityofeatingdisorders.First,thewholesocietyisinvolvedintheperfectiongame,alright,thatweallcanfixourbodies,makeourbodiesover.Andthen,Ithink,amongyoungwomen,theyareincreasinglytunedintoacelebrityculturewherethemodels’andactresses’bodiesareconsiderablythinnerthantheyhaveeverbeeninthepast.Thisisveryseductiveandhardforyounggirlstoresist.Thisisnotaboutillness.Thisisaboutidealizedbeautyandperfectionofacertaintype.
Theseplus-sizemodelsareboldlychallengingcontemporaryidealsofbeauty.Rangingfromsize12to18theyaremuchmoreintunewiththeaverageAmericanwoman.Nowaplus-sizeicon,KateDillonstartedoutasaskinnymodel.
Ithinkithappenstoeverybodyatsomepointwhereyoufeelonewayaboutyourself.Andthatyourinitial,yourintuitionaboutwhoyouareisthatyou’reagoodperson,thatyou’rebeautiful,thatyou’restrong,thatyou’recapable.Andthenatsomepointit’smetwithanoutsideforcethat’stellingyou,“no,you’renoneofthosethings.”
IremembergettingreadyformyfirstdayofJuniorHigh.AndIwassittingatmymirror,puttingonmyelectricbluemascaraandmyfrostedpinklipstick.AndIwasthinkingIwaslike,“yeah,I’mfine.I’mlookinggood.”Youknow?
AndwhenIgottoschool,itwasjust,theywerejusthorribletome,tellingmeIwasfat.AndwhetheritwasinPEorcominghomeonthebuseveryday,they’dstandup,andtheywouldjumpupanddown,andtheywouldchant,“overweightKate,overweightKate”.AndIrememberjustlike,youknow,I’mlikesittinginthefrontseat.Iwouldalwayswearthesemassivesweaters,andIwassittinginthefrontseat,andjustliketryingsohardnottocry,becauseIwassoembarrassedandhorrified.
Topic2:
InnerBeauty
Ibelieveinmystery.
Ibelieveinfamily.
IbelieveinbeingwhoIam.
Ibelieveinthepoweroffailure.
AndIbelievenormallifeisextraordinary.
ThisIbelieve.I’mJayAllisonforThisIBelieve.OuressaythisweekcomesfromourcollaborationwithUSAWeekendfromtheircall-outtoreaderstosubmitstatementsoftheircorebeliefs.
LisaSandinlivesinBigRabbitsMichiganwheresheisraisingherkids.Andwhenshereadaboutourproject,sheimmediatelybegantowriteofherbeliefthatstartedtodevelopthedayshewasborn.Here’sLisaSandiwithheressayforThisIBelieve.
IbelieveIamnotmybody.Everydayweseeimagesofperfectbodieswecanneverhave.Andwebecomeconvincedourbodiesarewhoweare.Passingthroughpubertyintoadulthoodandnowintomiddleage,I’vewastedalotoftimelamentingthesizeofmyhips,thegrayinmyhairandthelinesinmyface.FinallyasIapproachmyfifties,Ibelievemyparentswererightallalong.Iamnotmybody.
Iwasbornin1959atthetail-endofthebabyboom.Unfortunately,Iarrivedwithoutallmybodypartsfullyintact.Myleftarmisashortstubwithasmallhandandthreefingersreminiscentofathalidomidedefect.Tomygoodfortune,Ihadsuperbparents.Theywerefighterswhostruck“Ican’t”frommyvocabularyandreplaceitwith“Iwillfindaway”.Theybelievedthedevelopmentofthemind,heartandsouldeterminedwhoyouareandwhoyouwillbecome.Mybodywasnottobeusedasanexcuse.Instead,itwasacatalyst.
Mybodywasnotneglectedthough.Itenduredsurgery;itwasdraggedtophysicaltherapyandtoswimmingandfinallytoYoga.Butitwasnotthefocusofmylife.Iwastaughttorespectmybodybuttorememberitwasonlyavehiclethatcarriedtheimportantthings,mybrainandsoul.Moreover,Iwastaughtthatthebodiescomeinallshapes,colorsandsizesandthateveryonewasstrugglinginsomewaywiththeirphysicalinadequacies.InfomercialshaveconvincedmethismustbetruealthoughthroughadolescenceIfounditdifficulttobelievethecheerleadingsquadhadanyself-doubts.
Inmyalternativelyformedbodies,Ihavelearnedlessonsaboutpatience,determination,frustrationandsuccess.Thisbodycan’tplaythepianoorclimbrockwalls.Butittaughtalltheneighborhoodkidstoeatwiththeirfeet,askillitlearnedinthechildren’shospital.EventuallyIlearnedtotieshoes,crossedthestagetopickupacollegediploma,backpackedthroughEuropeandchangedmybaby’sdiapers.SomepeoplethinkIammybodyandtreatmewithprejudiceorpity.Somearejustcurious.IttookyearsbutIhavelearnedtoignorethestaresandjustsmileback.Mybodyhastaughtmetorespectmyfellowhumans,eventhethinable-bodiedbeautifulones.Iammywords,myideasandmyactions.Iamfilledwithlove,humor,ambitionandintelligence.ThisIbelieve.Iamyourfellowhumanbeingand,likeyou,Iamsomuchmorethanabody.
Exercise:
Discussthefollowingquestions.
1.Describeastereotypicalbeautifulpersoninyourculture.Inwhatwaysdoyouthinkdifferentculturescanaffectpeople’sunderstandingofbeauty?
2.Isitbettertobephysicallyattractiveorintelligent?
Isitbettertobephysicallyattractiveorwealthy?
Doesbeautyaffectone'ssuccessinlife?
3.Whatpersonalitytraitisthemostimportantforinnerbeauty?
Howdoyoudefinebeauty,usingyourownwords?
IV.Classsurvey(GroupWork)
Eachgrouptakeasmallsurveytofindoutyourclassmates’opinionaboutbeautyandgenderroles.Pleaseinterviewatleast15classmates.Here’show:
1.Interviewyourclassmatesbyaskingthemtofilloutthefollowingvalueschart.
Howdoyoufeelaboutmenandwomendoingthefollowingactivitiesfortheirbeauty?
Important
todo
Ok
todo
NotOk
todo
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
1.Manicure
2.Facial
3.Diet
4.Tanning
5.Whiteningteeth
6.Faciallift
7.Musclebuilding
8.Hair
transplantation
9.Nosereshape
10.Makeup
11.Liposuction
12.Hairdye
2. Counttheirchoices,andtakenotesontheirreasonsbehindtheirchoices.
3. Reportanddiscussyoursurveyresultsinyourpresentation.Pleaseinclude5parts:
thepurposeofthesurvey,method(howyouconductedthesurvey),results(remembertousethestatistics),discussion(howdoyouanalyzeyourresults)andconclusion.
5.Pleasepresentyourresultswithawell-madePPTfile.Yourpresentationinallwillbewithin20minutes.
Youcanusethefollowingexpressionsinyourinterview.
Askingforanopinion
Statingyourpersonalbelief
Summarizingajudgment
Howdoyoufeelabout(men/womenhavingamanicure)?
AsfarasI’mconcerned,…
Itseemsthatyouhaveconservative/typical/liberalbeliefsabout….
Whatdoyouthinkabout…
Ifeelthat….
Whichcolumnsdidyoucheckfornumber1?
Personally,Ibelieve…
Whenyoushareyoursurveyresultsinclass,youcanusethefollowingexpressions.
1. Fromoursurvey,wefoundthat…
2. Itseemsthatmostclassmateshaveconservative/liberalbeliefsaboutbeautyandgenderroles.
3. Weweresurprised/notsurprisedtoseethat…
4.Fromoursurvey,itseemsthat…
5.Asfarasoursurveyshows,….
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